State comparison · 2025
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners salary: California vs District of Columbia
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners in District of Columbia earn a median of $76,970. In California, $71,120. After cost-of-living, the gap is 8.3% — not 7.6%.
Nominal pay gap
-7.6%
California vs District of Columbia
COL-adjusted gap
-8.3%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
California
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners
- Median
- $71,120
- p25
- $56,360
- p75
- $87,240
- p10
- $44,850
- p90
- $121,310
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.7
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -33%
District of Columbia
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners
- Median
- $76,970
- p25
- $60,550
- p75
- $93,700
- p10
- $53,320
- p90
- $121,410
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -83%
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Cost-of-living adjustment from BEA Regional Price Parities (overall index). Hiring velocity from DOL OFLC public disclosure data, recent 180 days vs prior. See methodology.